Samuel Carter (Canadian politician)

Samuel Carter
MPP for Wellington South
In office
June 29, 1914 – September 23, 1919
Preceded by Henry Scholfield
Succeeded by Caleb Buckland
Mayor of Guelph, Ontario
In office
1913–1914
Preceded by George Thorpe
Succeeded by H. Mahoney
Personal details
Born (1859-12-08)December 8, 1859
Ruddington, Nottinghamshire, England
Died June 16, 1944(1944-06-16) (aged 84)
Guelph, Wellington, Ontario
Political party Liberal-Prohibitionist

Samuel Carter (December 8, 1859 – June 16, 1944) was an Ontario manufacturer and political figure. He represented Wellington South in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1914 to 1919 as a Liberal-Prohibitionist member.

He was born in Ruddington, Nottinghamshire, England, the son of Samuel Carter and came to Canada West in 1882. He owned a knitting mill. Carter served as mayor of Guelph from 1913 to 1914. He was vice-president of the Hydro-Electric Union and chairman of the Heat and Light Commission for the city. He was also president of the Workingman's Co-operative Association of Guelph. In 1909, he became the first president of the Co-operative Union of Canada (later part of the Canadian Co-operative Association), serving until 1921. Carter was an unsuccessful candidate for a seat in the federal parliament in 1921. He died at his home in Guelph in 1944.[1]

Carter donated the Elms Park playing field to the village of Ruddington in 1931.[2]

Notes

  1. ↑ Canadian Manufacturers' Association (1944). Industrial Canada. Canadian Manufacturers' Association. ISSN 0019-8056. Retrieved 2014-12-13.
  2. ↑

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